Systematic Reviews

Papers
(The H4-Index of Systematic Reviews is 33. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews4323
PRISMA-S: an extension to the PRISMA Statement for Reporting Literature Searches in Systematic Reviews1182
How to properly use the PRISMA Statement263
Scoping reviews: reinforcing and advancing the methodology and application256
Considerations for conducting systematic reviews: evaluating the performance of different methods for de-duplicating references95
Research Screener: a machine learning tool to semi-automate abstract screening for systematic reviews82
Are ChatGPT and large language models “the answer” to bringing us closer to systematic review automation?74
Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community setting: a systematic review72
Mapping reviews, scoping reviews, and evidence and gap maps (EGMs): the same but different— the “Big Picture” review family67
A comparison of two assessment tools used in overviews of systematic reviews: ROBIS versus AMSTAR-265
Where to prospectively register a systematic review64
The state of population health research performance in the Middle East and North Africa: a meta-research study62
Guidance for overviews of reviews continues to accumulate, but important challenges remain: a scoping review58
The incubation period during the pandemic of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis55
Challenges in synthesising cost-effectiveness estimates53
Why do some inter-organisational collaborations in healthcare work when others do not? A realist review51
Health outcomes of sexual and gender minorities after cancer: a systematic review49
A systematic and meta-analysis review on the diagnostic accuracy of antibodies in the serological diagnosis of COVID-1947
A systematic review and meta-analysis of long COVID symptoms47
Retention in opioid agonist treatment: a rapid review and meta-analysis comparing observational studies and randomized controlled trials43
Open defecation-free slippage and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review43
Perceived stress, stressors, and coping strategies among nursing students in the Middle East and North Africa: an overview of systematic reviews41
Acceptance and use of complementary and alternative medicine among medical specialists: a 15-year systematic review and data synthesis39
Statistical stopping criteria for automated screening in systematic reviews38
Strategies to overcome vaccine hesitancy: a systematic review38
Under detection of depression in primary care settings in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis38
Global prevalence of Rett syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis37
The impact of sports participation on mental health and social outcomes in adults: a systematic review and the ‘Mental Health through Sport’ conceptual model35
Role of preoperative intravenous iron therapy to correct anemia before major surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis35
Barriers and facilitators to access mental health services among refugee women in high-income countries: a systematic review34
Progress in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with high tibial osteotomy: a systematic review34
Reducing systematic review burden using Deduklick: a novel, automated, reliable, and explainable deduplication algorithm to foster medical research33
An updated systematic review of interventions to increase awareness of mental health and well-being in athletes, coaches, officials and parents33
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